ALL friends of the Life-boat cause will be gratified at the announcement that H.R.H. the DUKE or YORK, our sailor prince, who has for several years been a Vice-Patron of the Institution, has now graciously accepted the post of President of...
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On the 24th of September, at 11 P.M., the brig Hartley, of Southampton, went on shore on the south end of the Goodwin sands, the wind blowing a strong gale from the S.W. at the time. At 1-40 A. si. alarm guns and rockets were observed on...
Last year an IRB was commissioned at Selsey, Sussex, where there has been a conventional life-boat station since 1861. The IRB crew consists of three fishermen—two who fish for lobsters and one who fishes for white fish. Here they are shown... - View image in PDF
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1.—Moved by The Right Hon. the LOED MAYOR, and carried unanimously,— 1.—That the following noblemen and gentlemen be the officers of the Institution for the current year:—(tscfe last page for this list) 2.—Moved by Vice-Admiral the Right Hon...
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The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for immediate...
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The Life-boat transporting-carriage is a very important auxiliary to the boat.
Nearly every Life-boat, except a few of the larger size, is provided with a carriage, on which she is kept in the boat-house ready for...
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MRS. BELLA MATTISON whose portrait is on page 254 is the last of the fisher- wives of Cullercoats to eollect for the Life-boat Service.
The collections started in 1922 when twenty-six of the fisherwives, among them Mrs....
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Aldeburgh and Southwold, Suffolk.— At about 8 A.M. on the 18th July, an explosion was observed on a large steamer abreast of Southwold, and it was reported that she had been tor- pedoed. As some of the crew were observed leaving the...
Safely out of the dangerous waters of Whitby Rock - partly visible in the background - the Waveney class White Rose at Yorkshire heads for the harbour entrance with the survivor aboard (Photo Les Heath). - View image in PDF
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Pushing the boat out: Members of the running team based at the Green Man, Stamford pushed a 14ft dinghy, dressed as a lifeboat, around the Stamford Festival half marathon and raised £1,000 for the Stamford and District branch. Later in... - View image in PDF
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